Dual Purpose Civil Defense Versus Natural Disasters Emphasized
Col Hugh Everett Jr. notes in The Star that Civil Defense must cover both manmade and natural disasters as Soviet nuclear buildup sustains a strong civil defense network. Winchester and Clarke County plan updates center on Handley High School facilities, coordination by local officials, and forthcoming county plans for a modernized civil defense program.
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Hugh Everett Jr
Clarke County
Star
Soviet Union
Winchester
Stewart Bell Jr
Wendell Seldon
M.B. Clowe Jr
Handley High School
Handley
Police Department
Virginia
Frederick County
Sheriff’s Office
Frederick
Board of Supervisors
Rogert Koontz
J.C. Renalds
David Dickson
Berryv
Everett
Kissinger Vorster Talk Raises U.S. Funding Question
The Zurich meeting of Henry Kissinger and John Vorster highlights a joint U.S. British push for majority rule in Rhodesia and Namibia with possible compensation for white property losses. Critics warn such aid would burden U.S. taxpayers and question its efficacy or ethics.
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United States
Africa
Henry A. Kissinger
John Vorster
Zurich
Switzerland
U.S
Rhodesia
Namibia
Britain
Stephen J. Solarz
D-N.y
Southern
House of Representatives
U.S. Congress
Rusher in Chicago Against the American Independent Party
William A. Rusher attended the AIP nominating convention in Chicago aiming to lend respectability and leadership to the group. Conservatives complained after Lester Maddox’s nomination, while the piece notes the AIP as a remnant of Wallace’s 1968 movement and recounts Wallace’s electoral impact and Schmitz’s 1972 showing.
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Washington
William A. Rusher
Chicago
American Independent Party
Rusher
National Review
John Randolph
Lester Maddox
George Wallace
Wallace
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Richard Nixon
AIP
John G. Schmitz
Schmitz
William K. Shearer
Shearer
Maddox
Bill Rusher
Boy Scouts
ASP
Letter to the Star Editor commends long-time business supporters
A 95 year old business owner writes to The Star thanking the editor for kind remarks and honoring loyal friends who helped financially and morally. He lists many named backers and associates who have passed but are remembered, including J T L Jones and Senator Harry F Byrd Sr, among others.
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the Star
J.T.L. Jones
A. Cummins
W.H. Baker Judge
F.B. Whiting
W. T. Lewis
B.B. Jones
Montford Jones
E. G. Coiner
Samuel McCormack Marshall McCormick
John H. Enders Sr
Alfred Bradford
Thomas B. Byrd
the Cliff
Harry F. Byrd
John D . Richardson
Ralph Richardson
George Levi Charles Levi
J.J. Griffith
E. K. Meade Lambert
Carter Hall
W. D. Wisecarver Sr
Kenneth Gilpin Sr
Philip F. Lee
Adm
Beardall
George Burrell
Malcolm R. Longerbeam
Reflections and political opinions from a Winchester reader
An extended letter chain includes business advice from G B Thomas on building a shop, aging insights from a 95th birthday note, and sharp political commentary on the American Independent Party and conservative movement. It mentions figures like Bill Rusher, Maddox, Shearer, Carter, and Ford with discussions of campaign funding and party prospects.
Carter links energy policy to atomic power and defense
The interview outlines Jimmy Carter's view that the atom ties energy and national security. He argues for a shift to coal and conservation, opposes limited nuclear war plans, calls for stricter nonproliferation, reassessment of overseas commitments, potential troop drawdown, and multilateral arms control with SALT negotiations as a baseline. He cites Admiral Rickover influence and warns against overreliance on Moscow doctrine.
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Carter
Rickover
America
U.S
NATO
United States
U.S.A
Soviet Union
Europe
France
Moscow
Israel
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Winchester Evening Star
U.S.S.R
Mwate Fuera
Hawkins
Thomas . Byrd
Benjamin Longerbeam
Baltimore
Kindest Regards, G.B. Thomas
South
Jimmy Carter
Dixie
Gerald Ford
Republican House
By C.L. Sulzberger
Jimmy Carter and the Atom
Korea
South Korea
Western Pacific
Re. Potts Tl
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